Grammar addition.

NUMERALS

21 - twenty one 30-thirty 40 - forty 50 - fifty 60 - sixty 70 - seventy 80-eighty 90 – ninety

100 – one hundred

1 000 – one thousand

1 000 000 - one million

1 000 000 000 - one billion

233 450 786 - two hundred and thirty three million four hundred and fifty thousand seven hundred and eighty six.

2345 - twenty three hundred and forty fife (or: two thousand three hundred and forty five)

What time is it? (What's the time? Or: Can you tell me the time, please?)

8.00 - It's eight (o'clock).

8.05 - It's five (minutes) past eight.

8.15- It's (a) quarter past eight.

9.30 -It's half past nine.

10.45 - It's (a) quarter to eleven.

4.50 - It's ten (minutes) to five.

12.00 - It's midday.

00.0 - It's midnight.

2.00 - It's two in the morning. Or: It's two a.m.

18.00 - It's six in the evening. Or: It's six p.m.

30. - It's exactly half past seven p.m.

31. - It's just after half past seven p.m.

17.28 - It's nearly half past five p.m.

Ex. 1. When people talk about their relatives they often ask about the age. Do you remember how this question sounds in English? Make questions and answer them following the example.

Example: Thanos/35 - How old is Thanos? — He is thirty-five.

1. Your brother/25 __________________________

2. Roberto' s wife/30 __________________________

3. parents/65 ________________________________

4. twin-sisters/I 8 ____________________________

5. you/27 _________________________________

6. Julia's daughter/5 _________________________

7. Angela's mother-in-law/59 _________________

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8. I/19 ____________________________________

Degrees of comparison of adjectives

Однослож. прилаг.; двуслож. прилаг., заканчивающиеся на –y и некот. др.	Суффикс -er	Суффикс -est
short big easy simple quiet clever narrow	shorter bigger easier simpler quieter cleverer narrower	(the) shortest (the) biggest (the) easiest (the) simplest (the) quietest (the) cleverest (the0 narrowest
Большинство двуслож. прилаг. и многослож. прилаг.	more less	(the) most (the) least
beautiful interesting	more beautiful more interesting	(the) most beautiful (the) most interesting
Исключения
good bad old many much little far	better worse older (elder) more less farther (further)	(the) best (the) worst (the) oldest ((the) eldest) (the) most (the) least farthest (furthest)

Ex. 2. Angela is talking about her cousins -Antonio, Bruno and Simon. Here is a table where they are compared. Write what Angela said about them.

		Antonio	Bruno	Simon
1	polite	+++	++	+
2.	lazy	++	+	+++
3.	good	+++	++	+
4	clever	++	+++	+
5.	friendly	+++	++	+
6.	careful	+	++	+++
7.	funny	++	+++	+

Example:

1. Bruno is more polite than Simon. Antonio is the most polite of all. Simon is the least polite.

2. Antonio _________________________________

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3. Bruno ___________________________________

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4. Antonio _________________________________

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5. Bruno ___________________________________

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6. Bruno ___________________________________

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7. Antonio _________________________________

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Ex. 3. Write comparative sentences following the example.

Example:

London, Leeds (large, small) - London's larger than Leeds. Leeds is smaller than London. this hotel, that one (expensive) - This hotel's more expensive than that one. That hotel's less expensive than this one.

1. Europe, Asia (small, large). __________________

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2. France, England (big, small). ________________

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3. A journey by car, a journey by train (interesting, boring)._______________________________________

__________________________________________4. A holiday in the country, a holiday in town (pleasant). ______________________________________________

__________________________________________5. A meal in a restaurant, a meal in a cafe (expensive, cheap). ________________________________________

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6. The English language, the Japanese language (difficult, easy). _________________________________

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Ex. 4. Write comparative sentences following the example.

Example: That house is very old. Yes, it's the oldest house in the village.

a. The Ritz is a very expensive hotel.

Yes, _______ in London.

b Hambledon is a very pretty village.

Yes, ________ _ in England.

c Everest is a very high mountain.

Yes, in the world.

d Meryl Streep is a very popular actress.

Yes, in America.

e Mr Clark is a very funny teacher.

Yes, in our school.

f Maria is a very intelligent student.

Yes, in our class.

g This is a very easy exercise.

Yes, in the book.

Ex. 5. Make superlative sentences following the example. Add articles and prepositions where necessary.

A.

Example: It, fast, plane, world - It's the fastest plane in the world.

1. This, beautiful, monument, Moscow. ______________________________________________

2. The library of the British Museum, rich, England. _______________________________________________

3. The Caspian Sea, large, lake, the world. _______________________________________________

4. Peter, quick, player, the team. ______________________________________________

5. He, good, specialist, the company. ______________________________________________

B.

Example: Tuesday, busy, day, the week - Tuesday's the busiest day of the -week.

1. January, cold, month, the year. ______________________________________________

2. Spring, pleasant, time, the year. ______________________________________________

3. Saturday, good, day, the week. ______________________________________________

4. It was, happy, moment, his life. ______________________________________________

5. It, successful, exhibition, the year. ______________________________________________

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I play; he plays I go; he goes	I don’t (do not) play He doesn’t (does not) go	Do you play? Does he go?

Ex. 6. Fill in the blank spaces with one suitable verb.

Lord Stonebridge is twenty – three years old. He _____________ (1) in London’s West End. He is very rich and he owns a big company. Every morning the young Lord _____________ (2) breakfast in bed and _______________ (3) the newspapers. He ____________ (4) up at ten o’clock every day and usually ____________ (5) for a walk in Hyde Park. He ______________ (6) lunch at his club. He sometimes _____________ (7) the Directors of his company and they _____________ (8) about the company’s plans. In the afternoon Lord Stonebridge and his friends sometimes _____________ (9) golf. After dinner he ____________ (10) to a night club or casino with his girl – friend. They ______________ (11) home at about two in the morning.

Ex. 7. Write a letter to the Find-a-Friend Club. Introduce yourself and say about your hobbies and interests. In your letter also write answers to these questions: Do you... read books? watch a lot of television? play computer games? like music? often visit people? like sport? go swimming?

Example: I get up early and I go to bed late. I don't like music or sport and I don't like playing computer games. I never visit people and I've got no friends. All Hike is working. Would you like to be my pen-pal?

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Утвердительная форма	Отрицательная форма	Вопросительная форма
I played I went	I didn’t (did not) play I didn’t (did not) go	Did you play? Did you go?

Ex. 8. Make these sentences negative.

Example: I made a mistake in my exercise. –I didn 't make a mistake in my exercise.

1. The two boys fought in the street. _______________________________________________

2. We rode to school on our bicycles. _______________________________________________

3. I chose these cakes for tea. _____________________

4. He found the lost ball. ________________________

5. My roses grew very well this year._____________________________________

6. The gardener dug up the potatoes. _____________________________________________

7. The boy rang the bell. _________________________

8. I woke up very early this morning. _____________________________________________

9. The boy ran as fast as he could. _____________________________________________

10. That baker sold us good cakes. _____________________________________________

11. He went to work yesterday. ____________________________________________

12. They all stood in their places. ____________________________________________

13. He told me the secret. _______________________

14. He understood my explanation. ____________________________________________

15. The thieves stole all the jewels. _____________________________________________

16. A burglar broke into the house. _____________________________________________

17. My friend swam across the river. _____________________________________________

Ex. 9. Make these sentences negative and add a positive statement using an adjective opposite in the meaning (the words in the frame will help you).

Example: My parents were in time, as usual. - They were not in time, they were late.

wrong full bad

short busy

difficult

a short way

1. The answer was correct. _____________________

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2. I was hungry before the lunch break. ___________

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3. Their Russian translation was very good. _______

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4. The discussion was very long. ________________

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5. His questions were very simple. _______________

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6. The station was a long way from our house. _____

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7. Alex was free the whole day yesterday. ________

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Ex. 10. Change the sentences as it's shown in the example.

Example: It takes me about an hour to get to college, (yesterday) - // took me about an hour to get to college yesterday.

1. I go to work on foot, (yesterday morning). ______________________________

2. We send them our catalogues by airmail, (two days ago). ________________________________________

3. We often see each other in the lab. (last month). _____________________________________________

4. It takes me twenty minutes to do my morning exercises, (yesterday). __________________________

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5. I hear the news on the radio, (this morning). _____________________________________________

6. He feels bad, I'm afraid, (last week). _____________________________________________

7. I wake up very early, (yesterday). _____________________________________________

8. We've got a lot of work, (last month). _____________________________________________

9. What time do you have lunch? (yesterday). _____________________________________________

10. She's got a very old typewriter, (last year). _____________________________________________

11. We haven't got enough time to discuss all the problems, (last time). ___________________________

12. I spend my holiday at the seaside, (last summer). ____________________________________________

Ex. 11. Read the story, rewrite it in the Past omitting unnecessary words and then translate it.